James Playfair may refer to:
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James Playfair (architect)
James Playfair (5 August 1755 – 23 February 1794) was a Scottish architect who worked largely in the neoclassical tradition.
Biography
Playfair was born in Benvie near Dundee, where his father was the parish minister. He was the brother ...
(1755–1794), Scottish architect
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James Playfair (minister)
James Octavius Playfair FRSE (1736–1819) was a Scottish minister, academic and author and a figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.
Life
He was born on 7 December 1736 at Knowhead of Bendochy (a farm) in Perthshire the son of George Play ...
(1738–1819), Scottish clergyman
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James Playfair (businessman)
James Playfair (8 July 1860 – 25 May 1937) was noted for his entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes shipping, lumbering, grain handling, and industrial manufacturing businesses. He was a central figure in the establishment of Midland, Ontario, Cana ...
(1860–1937), Canadian entrepreneur
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Jim Playfair (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
* James Playfair, a fictional character in the short story "
The Blockade Runners" by Jules Verne
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